US 12,130,358 B2
Sensor assembly for vehicle and vehicle
Jiepei Shi, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD, Hefei (CN)
Filed by NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD, Hefei (CN)
Filed on May 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/749,297.
Claims priority of application No. 202121130324.9 (CN), filed on May 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0379822 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 13/931 (2020.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 13/931 (2013.01) [B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9327 (2020.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensor assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a sensor body which comprises a camera, a radar, or a combination thereof; and
a positioning bracket for positioning the sensor body, wherein
a first rotary shaft and a second rotary shaft are respectively provided on opposing first and second sides of the sensor body, and the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft are respectively rotatably accommodated in a first rotary shaft receiving portion and a second rotary shaft receiving portion provided on the positioning bracket so as to achieve the rotation of the sensor body relative to the positioning bracket; and
a toothed structure is provided on a third side of the sensor body, other than the first side and the second side, and a detent structure is correspondingly provided on the positioning bracket, and when the sensor body rotates to a desired angle relative to the positioning bracket, fixing of the sensor body relative to the positioning bracket is enabled by means of the engagement between the toothed structure and the detent structure.